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Intensity refers to the severity of earthquake shaking measured using the Modified Mercalli Intensity Scale, which describes the effects of the shaking. Magnitude quantitatively measures the size of an earthquake at its source using the Richter Magnitude Scale based on the amount of seismic energy released. While an earthquake has a single magnitude value, the intensity varies with location and decreases further from the epicenter.
Intensity refers to the severity of earthquake shaking measured using the Modified Mercalli Intensity Scale, which describes the effects of the shaking. Magnitude quantitatively measures the size of an earthquake at its source using the Richter Magnitude Scale based on the amount of seismic energy released. While an earthquake has a single magnitude value, the intensity varies with location and decreases further from the epicenter.
Intensity refers to the severity of earthquake shaking measured using the Modified Mercalli Intensity Scale, which describes the effects of the shaking. Magnitude quantitatively measures the size of an earthquake at its source using the Richter Magnitude Scale based on the amount of seismic energy released. While an earthquake has a single magnitude value, the intensity varies with location and decreases further from the epicenter.
Intensity? Intensity: The severity of earthquake shaking is assessed using a descriptive scale – the Modified Mercalli Intensity Scale.
Magnitude: Earthquake size is a quantitative measure of the size of the
earthquake at its source. The Richter Magnitude Scale measures the amount of seismic energy released by an earthquake.
When an earthquake occurs, its magnitude can be given a single numerical
value on the Richter Magnitude Scale. However the intensity is variable over the area affected by the earthquake, with high intensities near the epicentre and lower values further away. These are allocated a value depending on the effects of the shaking according to the Modified Mercalli Intensity Scale.
In an example, Magnitude can be likened to the power of radio or television
waves sent out from a broadcasting station. Intensity is how well you receive the signal, which can depend on your distance from the energy source, the local conditions, and the pathway the signal has to take to reach you.